Asus Z170-PRO

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 168%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 139%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics200% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-PRO  (all builds)
Memory25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150917
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 16 '20 at 14:36
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 221
86% 148 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 568
61% 486 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB; EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 XC3 ULTRA GAMING, 24G-P5-3975-KR
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
200% Outstanding
Lighting 288
Reflection 391
Parallax 313
235% 331 fps
MRender 330
Gravity 255
Splatting 188
203% 258 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 200%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 173 104 76 70 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 424
Mixed 352
SusWrite 129
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 58.8
209% 75.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 352
265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 108%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
134GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 449 447 456 463 461 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 453
Mixed 382
SusWrite 453
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 65.2
224% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 357
269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 133%
Great: 134%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154
125GB free
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 380 379 382 381 382 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 1,055
Write 490
Mixed 374
SusWrite 390
127% 577 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 31.5
172% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 660
DQ Write 427
DQ Mixed 482
376% 523 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 141%
Great: 155%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 33.4
106% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 42.9
SC Mixed 29.7
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 104%
Great: 171%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170-PRO Builds (Compare 957 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-PRO - $210

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $674
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